2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They won the Sun Belt Tournament for the first time in school history and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1997. They lost in the first round to Oregon State.

2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record20–13 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Courtney Simmons
  • Neil Harrow
Home arenaTrojan Arena
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arkansas State19–1 .950  26–5  .839
Little Rock16–4 .800  20–12  .625
Louisiana–Lafayette13–7 .650  21–10  .677
Troy †12–8 .600  20–13  .606
South Alabama11–9 .550  15–15  .500
UT Arlington10–10 .500  15–16  .484
Texas State7–13 .350  12–19  .387
Appalachian State7–13 .350  10–20  .333
Louisiana–Monroe6–14 .300  12–17  .414
Georgia State5–15 .250  10–19  .345
Georgia Southern4–16 .200  7–22  .241
† 2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2015–16 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Amanda Mendoza 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoMiami Sr. HS
St. Petersburg College		 Miami, FL
G 4 Ashley Beverly-Kelley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMinor HS Adamsville, AL
G 10 Jayla Chills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRipley HS
Itawamba CC		 Ripley, MS
G 11 ArJae Saunders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrH.D. Woodson Sr. HS
Walters State CC		 Washington, D.C.
G 14 Claresa Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrForest Hill HS
Copiah-Lincoln CC		 Jackson, MS
G 20 Ta'Kierra Gibbs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrPutnam County HS
Central Georgia Technical College		 Eatonton, GA
G 21 Rachel Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrLeto HS
Hillsborough CC		 Tampa, FL
F 22 Amahni Upshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBrantley HS Brantley, AL
F 23 Kristen Emerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPrattville Christian HS Prattville, AL
F 25 Casie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEagle Point HS
Siskiyous		 Eagle Point, OR
C 32 Dajia Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
F 33 Lauren Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrChoctawhatchee HS Niceville, FL
F 34 Caitlyn Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrShawnee HS
Tyler JC		 Shawnee, OK
F 44 La'Tia Fils-Amie' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDaleville HS Daleville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
5:15 pm		 Stillman W 118–53 
Trojan Arena (627)
Troy, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
12:00 pm		 West Alabama W 103–72  1–0
 Trojan Arena (954)
Troy, AL
11/17/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Samford L 69–73  1–1
 Pete Hanna Center (469)
Birmingham, AL
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm		 Fort Valley State W 118–72  2–1
 Trojan Arena (312)
Troy, AL
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm		 at Belmont L 93–102  2–2
 Curb Event Center (459)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2015*
5:15 pm		 Nicholls State W 104–51  3–2
 Trojan Arena (729)
Troy, AL
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Vanderbilt L 43–97  3–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,528)
Nashville, TN
12/15/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Alabama State W 73–59  4–3
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (246)
Montgomery, AL
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 at UAB L 67–89  4–4
 Bartow Arena (258)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 100–90  5–4
 University Center (415)
Hammond, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/30/2015
5:15 pm		 Arkansas State L 81–101  5–5 (0–1)
 Trojan Arena (879)
Troy, AL
01/02/2016
2:00 pm		 Little Rock W 78–71  6–5 (1–1)
 Trojan Arena (677)
Troy, AL
01/07/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Georgia State W 97–90  7–5 (2–1)
 GSU Sports Arena (401)
Atlanta, GA
01/09/2016
1:30 pm		 at Georgia Southern W 81–66  8–5 (3–1)
 Hanner Fieldhouse (511)
Statesboro, GA
01/14/2016
5:15 pm		 Texas–Arlington W 88–71  9–5 (4–1)
 Trojan Arena (756)
Troy, AL
01/16/2016
2:00 pm		 Texas State W 112–79  10–5 (5–1)
 Trojan Arena (635)
Troy, AL
01/21/2016
5:15 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe L 73–77  10–6 (5–2)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,284)
Monroe, LA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Louisiana–Lafayette L 53–56  10–7 (5–3)
 Cajundome (1,292)
Lafayette, LA
01/26/2016
5:15 pm		 South Alabama L 71–75  10–8 (5–4)
 Trojan Arena (834)
Troy, AL
01/28/2016
5:15 pm		 Appalachian State L 81–96  10–9 (5–5)
 Trojan Arena (675)
Troy, AL
02/04/2016
5:00 pm		 at Little Rock L 64–79  10–10 (5–6)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,385)
Little Rock, AR
02/06/2016
3:00 pm		 at Arkansas State L 80–94  10–11 (5–7)
 Convocaton Center (775)
Jonesboro, AR
02/11/2016
5:15 pm		 Georgia Southern W 84–68  11–11 (6–7)
 Trojan Arena (762)
Troy, AL
02/13/2016
2:00 pm		 Georgia State W 89–78  12–11 (7–7)
 Trojan Arena (787)
Troy, AL
02/16/2016
5:00 pm		 at South Alabama L 63–65  12–12 (7–8)
 Mitchell Center (3,027)
Mobile, AL
02/20/2016
2:00 pm		 at Appalachian State W 100–89  13–12 (8–8)
 Holmes Center (632)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
5:15 pm		 Louisiana–Lafayette W 90–83  14–12 (9–8)
 Trojan Arena (924)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
2:00 pm		 Louisiana–Monroe W 74–64  15–12 (10–8)
 Trojan Arena (777)
Troy, AL
03/03/2016
5:30 pm		 at Texas State W 88–73  16–12 (11–8)
 Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
03/05/2016
5:00 pm		 at Texas–Arlington W 80–70  17–12 (12–8)
 College Park Center (2,722)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals		 W 62–49  18–12
 Lakefront Arena (485)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016
11:30 am, ESPN3		 vs. Arkansas State
Semifinals		 W 96–89  19–12
 Lakefront Arena (721)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Little Rock
Championship Game		 W 61–60  20–12
 Lakefront Arena (908)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 (15 D) at (2 D) No. 6 Oregon State
First Round		 L 31–73  20–13
 Gill Coliseum (4,702)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.troytrojans.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=169&path=wbball
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